Bluetree Group has mothballed the equipment at its Medical division due to a decline in mask sales, and will focus on growth at its core printing operations instead.
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Bluetree Group has implemented a new corporate structure and holding company to reflect the new shape of the business since it began making surgical masks.
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Bluetree Group, the UKâs largest online print supplier, has adopted KODAK SONORA X Process Free Plates across its entire fleet of Heidelberg Speedmaster presses. The move, which further boosts Bluetree Groupâs fast-turnaround capabilities, means an average of 40,000 plates each month are now imaged in a process-free production environment that reduces costs, speeds prepress, and strengthens Bluetreeâs commitment to sustainable manufacturing.
At the same time, Bluetree Group has installed a Nela automated plate punching/bending and transport system to streamline the path the SONORA X Process Free Plates take from the companyâs three platesetters to the presses. Together, the investments create the simpler, more efficient workflow that Paul Bennington, Bluetree Groupâs Litho Team Leader, says is âcrucial when our business is about delivering work to customers as quickly as
Bluetree takes process-free route to production efficiency Sponsored Monday, March 1, 2021
The UK’s largest online printer, Bluetree Group, has re-engineered its plate production to simultaneously boost productivity and its green credentials.
From its 13,500sqm facility, Bluetree produces more than 170 product types
The switch to KODAK SONORA X Process Free Plates, which further boosts Bluetree Group’s fast-turnaround capabilities, means an average of 40,000 plates each month are now imaged in a process-free production environment that reduces costs, speeds prepress, and strengthens Bluetree’s commitment to sustainable manufacturing.
At the same time, Bluetree Group has installed a Nela automated plate punching/bending and transport system to streamline the path the SONORA X Process Free Plates take from the company’s three platesetters to its fleet of Heidelberg Speedmaster presses.